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malodor.

An offensive odor.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌmælˈəʊ.də(ɹ)/UK/ˌmælˈoʊ.dɚ/US
  1. An offensive odor.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)molos? Proto-Italic *malos Archaic Latin malos Latin malus Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English odor English malodor From mal- (“bad”) + odor.

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